World Football Challenge
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The World Football Challenge was an international club association football exhibition competition featuring club teams from Europe and North America, that was held from 2009 until 2012, when it was replaced by the International Champions Cup.[1]
History
The
The
Sporting CP
. This was Sporting CP's only match in the exhibition.
The 2012 World Football Challenge was held in seven American and one Canadian stadium in July and August 2012. Eleven clubs competed from UEFA and CONCACAF. Real Madrid played the most matches and went undefeated.[4]
On April 15, 2013, it was announced that the International Champions Cup would be replacing the World Football Challenge.[5]
Winners
| Tournament | Winner | Nation | Runner-up | Nation | Third | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea |  England |
América |  Mexico |
Internazionale |  Italy
| |
Real Madrid |
 Spain |
Manchester United | England |
Manchester City | England
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Real Madrid
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Spain
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n/a (changed to unbalanced format)
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References
- ^ "International Champions Cup to feature Galaxy, Real Madrid and Juventus". April 16, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "The US tour has been concluded with the World Football Challenge bowl and a fourth win in four". Chelsea. chelseafc.com.
- ^ "El Real Madrid se adjudica el World Football Challenge" [Real Madrid wins the World Football Challenge]. AS (in Spanish). AS.com.
- ^ "WFC: Real Madrid top Celtic to finish US tour perfect". MLS. MLSSoccer.com.
- ^ Wahl, Grant (April 15, 2013). "U.S. will host new International Champions Cup this summer". Sports Illustrated. SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. Retrieved April 16, 2013.